M65

noirlab_noao-m65greiner February 20th, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Doc. G. and Dick Goddard/Adam Block

M65 is a member of the Leo Triplet of galaxies, along with its neighbors M66 and NGC 3628. This image was taken as part of Advanced Observing Program (AOP) program at Kitt Peak Visitor Center during 2014.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m65greiner/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: M65

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 11h 19m 11.2s; DEC = 13° 6’ 7.1”
Orientation: North is 106.9° CCW
Field of View: 12.0 x 8.0 arcminutes
Constellation: Leo

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (Broad Band)	555.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (B)	438.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (G)	475.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (R)	625.0 nm

ID: noao-m65greiner
Subject Category
Subject Name: M65
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Doc. G. and Dick Goddard/Adam Block

Release Date: 2014-02-20T07:06:03
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m65greiner/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
Instrument: Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD
Color Assignment: Luminosity, Blue, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: Broad Band, B, G, R
Central Wavelength: 555, 438, 475, 625

Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID: None, None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 169.796655799, 13.1019834634
Reference Dimension: 1581.0, 1056.0

Reference Pixel: 898.398864746, 156.359237671
Scale: -0.000126344964425, 0.000126333059147
Rotation: 106.92647181919
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
FITS Header
Notes

Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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Email

Telephone
Address: 950 North Cherry Ave.
City: Tucson
State/Province: AZ

Postal Code: 85719
Country: USA
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID: noirlab
Resource ID: noao-m65greiner

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-m65greiner.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-09-14T08:40:03-05:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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